Melanella chariessa

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Melanella chariessa
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Drawing of a shell of Melanella chariessa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Melanella
Species:
M. chariessa
Binomial name
Melanella chariessa
Synonyms
  • Eulimella chariessa Verrill, 1884

Melanella chariessa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of many species known to exist within the genus, Melanella . [1] [2]

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Distribution

This species occurs in the following locations: [1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 5.6 mm. [3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 3229 m. [3] Maximum recorded depth is 3834 m. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 A. E. Verrill, 1884. Rosenberg, G. 2004. Malacolog Version 3.3.2: Western Atlantic gastropod database. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA., available online at http://www.malacolog.org. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=160372 on 2013-03-28.
  2. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com.
  3. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.